Chapter 416 - Decoy (1/2)

Chapter 416 Decoy

Leah could vaguely recall the last time she went skiing. It was a good eight years ago or so.

She was still in junior high then. The whole family had gone to the ski resort together, and in the end, they almost left her behind in the bathroom. It was already dark, the staff had already gone home, and there was no one around. It surely wasn’t a very happy memory at all.

However, when Adele told her that she wanted to go skiing, Leah agreed right away. There was nothing she could do to stop herself from saying yes. It happened to be really difficult to refuse a real cute girl’s request. Especially when she had just come out of the shower, with droplets of water still clinging on her wet skin. And that was how Leah ended up here in the reception hall of the ski resort with Adele.

The two had already changed into their ski suits. Armed with thick gloves and sungla.s.ses, they rented skis and poles and helped each other put on their helmets. What the couple did not know was that not far behind them, two teams were disguised as tourists. There were twelve in total, monitoring them from among the crowd.

“Nothing unusual yet,” reported one of them after looking around.

Right now, Vincent and the third team were disguised as a doc.u.mentary filming team, camping out at the mountainside’s observation point, and setting up high-powered telescopes. A female technician monitored Leah’s mobile phone.

Vincent responded, “Keep your eyes on the target. Keep her within thirty meters.”

Next to him, his a.s.sistant, a young man chewing gum, commented disapprovingly, “Is this even necessary? We’ve checked all the guests at the hotel and didn’t find anyone suspicious. Also, we’ve been monitoring Leah, and no one has contacted her. It was entirely her decision to come to the ski resort. She and that little girlfriend of hers… what’s her name… Adele?—I’ve got to admit, she’s pretty hot. Speaking of which, can you send me a copy of last night’s video? I’d like to review it again,” the young man rubbed his hands gleefully.

Vincent stared at his a.s.sistant from the corner of his eye. “It’s always better to be safe than sorry. This is the main reason why I’ve been able to survive so many battles. We’ve combed through the entire city but still couldn’t find the two guys at the bar that night. They seemed to have just vanished. They’ve either given up or are preparing something even more dangerous. Our focus has always been on the urban area, especially the places Leah frequents, but here… we’ve rarely been here. Due to limited workforce, and the fact that we still need to keep an eye on Leah, we weren’t able to do much in terms of preparation though we had two days to prepare.”

“Do you think they plan to grab Leah here?”

“This would be their best chance.”

“Then why did we still allow her to come here? Why didn’t we just coin something up like a car crash or something to make her stay? Wouldn’t that be less risky?”

“Don’t you know that mosquitos, the pesky little things they are, can’t actually cause you any real danger? That said, they constantly buzz in your ears, and it’s very annoying. So the best way to deal with it is to find the best window of opportunity and kill it. This is their chance to act, but it is also ours as well.”

Vincent waved his hand, and an una.s.suming camera was brought to him. “You’re a blabbermouth, yet I still put you in my team. Do you know why?”

“Huh?”

“Give it a try.”